via xkcd.com We get used to seeing metaphors and metrics in certain contexts, and we just start taking for granted that they make sense. It’s why I get really animated whenever an e-commerce client cites something Amazon does as proof that a techn…

via mashable.com This is utterly perfect. Almost exactly the nuanced distinctions I would articulate if I’d put enough thought into it. My social skills are largely intact, so I’m clearly a geek, at least in reference to the web, about which I adm…

In the circle of life there are many players and while there’s no shortage of people, there are unfortunately thousands of endangered animals and plants. Biologists have been looking for ways to determine the most important species based on the nu…